Jan van Kessel the Elder
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Jan van Kessel the Elder #32,857Established

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personFlemish, 1626–1679play_circleStream Art
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Selected Works25

Museum Acquisitions

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Baumlandschaft mit Entenjagd
Baumlandschaft mit Entenjagd, 1661
Acquired 1823
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Früchtekranz
Früchtekranz
Acquired 1804
Leinwand
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Die vier Erdteile: Afrika
Die vier Erdteile: Afrika, 1664
Acquired 1799
Kupfer
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Gemüsestillleben und Küchengerät in offener Landschaft
Gemüsestillleben und Küchengerät in offener Landschaft, 1650
Acquired 1799
Holz
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Blumenstück mit Venus, Adonis und Amor
Blumenstück mit Venus, Adonis und Amor, 1653
Acquired 1799
Eichenholz
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Blumenstrauß in einer Glasvase
Blumenstrauß in einer Glasvase
Acquired 1799
Holz
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Die vier Erdteile: Amerika
Die vier Erdteile: Amerika, 1666
Acquired 1799
Kupfer
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Die vier Erdteile: Asien
Die vier Erdteile: Asien, 1664
Acquired 1799
Kupfer
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Die vier Erdteile: Europa
Die vier Erdteile: Europa, 1664
Acquired 1799
Kupfer

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Allegory of War
Allegory of War
Sold
May 2025
Sotheby's
Sprig of Larkspur with Butterflies, Moths, and a Wasp
Sprig of Larkspur with Butterflies, Moths, and a Wasp
Sold
May 2025
Sotheby's
Sprig of Gooseberries with a Dragonfly, Butterflies, Beetles, and a Bee
Sprig of Gooseberries with a Dragonfly, Butterflies, Beetles, and a Bee
Sold
May 2025
Sotheby's
Butterflies, Spiders, Lizards, a Beetle, an Ant, a Grasshopper, and Other Insects
Butterflies, Spiders, Lizards, a Beetle, an Ant, a Grasshopper, and Other Insects
Sold
May 2025
Sotheby's
Coastal landscape with seals and squid | Paysage côtier avec phoques et calamars
Coastal landscape with seals and squid | Paysage côtier avec phoques et calamars
Sold
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Still life of tulips, roses, poppy anemones and an iris in a glass vase
Still life of tulips, roses, poppy anemones and an iris in a glass vase
Sold
Dec 2022
Christie's
Amsterdam, the Sint-Anthoniesluis looking north from the Brouwersgracht, with the gabled houses of Sint Antoniesbreestraat to the left
Amsterdam, the Sint-Anthoniesluis looking north from the Brouwersgracht, with the gabled houses of Sint Antoniesbreestraat to the left
£7,500 ($10k USD)
Jul 2018
Christie's
Grapes, peaches, hazelnuts, quinces, redcurrants and other fruit, with a brimstone butterfly, a bumblebee and other insects on a stone capital
Grapes, peaches, hazelnuts, quinces, redcurrants and other fruit, with a brimstone butterfly, a bumblebee and other insects on a stone capital
£56,250 ($74k USD)
Jul 2014
Christie's
An Amsterdam canal scene
An Amsterdam canal scene
$18,750
Jun 2014
Christie's
A wooded river landscape with a traveller crossing a stone bridge near an oak tree and a farm house
A wooded river landscape with a traveller crossing a stone bridge near an oak tree and a farm house
€6,875 ($8k USD)
May 2014
Christie's
Roses, morning-glory, a carnation, an iris and other flowers in a porcelain vase, with a red admiral, caterpillars, dragonflies and other insects in a sculpted niche; and Roses, an iris, a carnation, a tulip and other flowers in a porcelain vase, with a red admiral, caterpillars, a magpie butterfly, caterpillars and other insects in a sculpted niche
Roses, morning-glory, a carnation, an iris and other flowers in a porcelain vase, with a red admiral, caterpillars, dragonflies and other insects in a sculpted niche; and Roses, an iris, a carnation, a tulip and other flowers in a porcelain vase, with a red admiral, caterpillars, a magpie butterfly, caterpillars and other insects in a sculpted niche
£578,500 ($764k USD)
Dec 2013
Christie's
A view of Purmerend Castle, near Monnickendam, Waterland
A view of Purmerend Castle, near Monnickendam, Waterland
£7,500 ($10k USD)
Apr 2011
Christie's
Roses, tulips, an iris and other flowers, in a glass vase on a stone plinth, with butterflies and other insects
Roses, tulips, an iris and other flowers, in a glass vase on a stone plinth, with butterflies and other insects
£229,250 ($303k USD)
Jul 2008
Christie's
A swag of flowers hanging in a niche
A swag of flowers hanging in a niche
£29,300 ($39k USD)
Dec 2007
Christie's
A winter landscape with a faggot-gatherer
A winter landscape with a faggot-gatherer
€26,650 ($29k USD)
Nov 2007
Christie's
A swan, a mallard, a bittern, rabbits and fruits and vegetables, a landscape beyond
A swan, a mallard, a bittern, rabbits and fruits and vegetables, a landscape beyond
£9,600 ($13k USD)
Nov 2005
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Other Museum Acquisitions11

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Butterflies, Moths and Insects with Sprays of Creeping Thistle and Borage
National Gallery · United Kingdom · Acquired 2017 · Accession NG6667 · Oil on wood
Gift from the collection of Willem Baron van Dedem, 2017
Butterflies, Moths and Insects with Sprays of Common Hawthorn and Forget-Me-Not
National Gallery · United Kingdom · Acquired 2017 · Accession NG6666 · Oil on wood
Gift from the collection of Willem Baron van Dedem, 2017
Baumlandschaft mit Entenjagd
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1823 · Accession 3076 · Leinwand
1823 als Geschenk König Max I. Josephs erworben
Früchtekranz
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1804 · Accession 2147 · Leinwand
Erworben 1804 als Säkularisationsgut aus der Kirche St. Stephan in Würzburg
Die vier Erdteile: Afrika
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 1912 · Kupfer
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Gemüsestillleben und Küchengerät in offener Landschaft
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 4890 · Holz
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Blumenstück mit Venus, Adonis und Amor
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 4800 · Eichenholz
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Blumenstrauß in einer Glasvase
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 1956 · Holz
1799 aus der Galerie Zweibrücken
Die vier Erdteile: Amerika
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 1913 · Kupfer
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Die vier Erdteile: Asien
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 1911 · Kupfer
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Die vier Erdteile: Europa
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1799 · Accession 1910 · Kupfer
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
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Current Exhibitions0

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sothebys saunders old masters sale results 1234743514
A Sotheby's single-owner sale of 55 Old Masters works from the collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III on May 21 achieved $64.7 million, falli…
marketMay 26, 2025
Seeing God in nature: US National Gallery exhibition celebrates art from the dawn of European natural history
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, is presenting "Little Beasts: Art, Wonder and the Natural World," an exhibition of 16th- and 17th-centu…
exhibitionsMay 22, 2025
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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Recent Activity2

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death
Jan van Kessel the Elder dies
Jan 1, 1679
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birth
Jan van Kessel the Elder born
Jan 1, 1626